ATI/Old Versions

From openSUSE

This is installation for version 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 (prior to 1-click install)

Step 1 - Add the package repository

{For 10.3 I found the information on the link below on how to add a repository to YaST to be outdated. The Yast application is now call 'Software Repositories'

Additional useful information - the server name is www.ati.com and the directory for 10.3 is suse/10.3

Perhaps some kind soul will update this information better, I don't have the ability to put in graphical images.. Marc..}

Add the repository to YaST:

Version: 10.3

http://www2.ati.com/suse/10.3

Version: 10.2

http://www2.ati.com/suse/10.2

Version: 10.1

http://www2.ati.com/suse/sle10

Please note that above URLs are not browseable with a web browser, but only by a YUM / REPO-MD capable packager manager.

Step 2 - Install the packages

Install the two packages depending on your version by running following command in a root terminal:

Version: 10.3

zypper install x11-video-fglrxG01 ati-fglrxG01-kmp-`uname -r | awk -F"-" '{print $NF}'`

Version: 10.2

yast2 --install x11-video-fglrxG01 ati-fglrxG01-kmp-`uname -r | awk -F"-" '{print $NF}'`

Version: 10.1

yast2 --install x11-video-fglrx ati-fglrx-kmp-`uname -r | awk -F"-" '{print $NF}'`

Step 3 - SaX2

Run the following command in a root terminal:

sax2 -r

Or for compatibility with compiz,run the following command in a root terminal: (warning,this may involve risks to your system)

sax2 -r 0=fglrx

Step 4 - Restart X

Restart the X server by logging out of your desktop and logging back in; or, for the more adventurous, use the more drastic method: Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.

Step 5 - Check if it's working

Run the following command in a terminal:

glxgears

To test 3D run the following command in a terminal:

fgl_glxgears

Optional - Install Xorg 7.2 Final

If you have openSUSE 10.2 or if you want to upgrade your X version to 7.2 follow these steps and then follow the regular install steps 4.1-5.

openSUSE 10.2 ships with Xorg 7.2 RC2. You can leave it as RC2 and be fine, but most people would like to have the final release. So without further ado here is how to get the final release.

Note: ATI driver 8.35.x or lesser does not support Xorg 7.2. It only supports 7.1.1 and below.

Note: ATI driver with Xorg 7.2 support is available, 8.41.7 (download) for HD 2xxx cards, and 8.40.4 (download) for other cards (include (Mobility) FireGL, tested on my laptop). --Divinespear 14:55, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

WARNING: 8.41.7 driver will cause trouble with old cards. see note on Easy way. --Divinespear 14:59, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Supplemental Note: The newest version of the driver (at least for the 64-bit driver) does not appear on the main ATI Linux driver page (http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux64/linux64-firegl.html). The latest release can be found at the 'previous releases' page: http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux64/radeonprevious-linux64.html. As of June 15, 2007, the May driver was the latest posted, and the Installation Instructions accompanying it say that it should work with "XOrg 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0 7.1 or 7.2;". However, this paragraph's contributor has yet to get it to work.